Daily Republican., 1887-04-13

Comfort, whore he remained about twt
weeks. When he returned he Wal
much improved, bat about q weeh
aiterwards Was seized with the illnesl
(which terminated In his death.
About O'Clock, yesterday afternoon
he became worse, and commenced &
sinkirapidly. The attend ing ply sician
doctor Bullock. WAS summoned, bul
his skill proved Of no avail, and the
venerable prelate passsd calmly away
hts death being quiet and apparently
Jpainl less. The only ones In tho room a'
the time were his physician, DIR. Bul
lock, Mrs. McHvaine, Bishop's daugh-
ter. and her sister-in law, MIRA. Du boi ise,
The deceased was born September
9th. 1907 In Cambridge, Mass, where
he spent his boyhood days. He was
prepared for college by . private tutor,
and graduated from Harvard Univer-
sity In 1897, when ne commenced the
study Of law. He was admitied 70 the
bar In New London, Connecticut, and
followed tho profession for two years,
but fealing that he Was called 70 the
ministry he relinquished the practice
OF Jaw and commenced the study of
theology. Id the General The illogical
Seminary Of New York, and was grad.
usted In 1887.
On May .2lst OF that year he WAS
ordained deacon, and on June 18th.
1888. was ordained ~ q priest, and
ofticiated for few months In St. James
Church at P0Quetanuck, Connecticut.
In September, 1888, he became the Rec
tor OF Calvary Church, at Rockdale
Delaware county, Pennsy lvanfs, where
he officiAted until elevated 10 the espisco.
pate. The Episcopal church In this
State was under the care aud direction
OF the Bishop Of PennsylvAnla until
184l, when steps were taken at o con.
vention, which WAS held In Georgetown,
to have Delaware constituted o separate
diocese. There were present seven
clergy men, twenty three lay delegates,
representing thirteen parishes, and also
Assistant Bishop Onderdunk, Of Penn
sylvania. After the object OF the COZ
vention had been stated, the Rev.
stephen w. Presstman, OF Emmanuel
Church, New Castle, moved that q
Bishop be elected for Delaware. The
motion was supported by Bishop Onder-
dunk, and 1t wac unanimously adopted,
after which Alfred Lee was n0mip D a.ed,
aud received the entire vote OF all the
Delegates. The election was confirmed
at the General Convention, which met
IN st. Paups Church, New York City,
October 9th. 1871, and on the 18th OF |
that month Bishop Lee waU consecrated
according to the rttnal of the church.
He officiated as Bishop for the first
time at Immapuel ChHch, Newcastle,
on October 26, 1B4i. The number oil
com municsnts In this diocese al that
time was reported as 2a9, with four
Acting ministers, only one Of whom
was south Of New Castle. Bishop Lee
at once commenced to build up the
church In bis diocese, work TO which
ne devoted the best years of his life,
ana the resu 1t is shown In the fact thatI
there are now twenty-nine clergy ymen,
thirty seven parishes and missions, and
z,23s Communicates, with 2, l69 schol
ars In the Sunday schools, and l6d
teachers. The congregation ut St
Andrews became so large that In 1854 1
IL became necessary to enlarge the
Church, and the work was done thatl
year Christ Church, at DuPont'sI
Banks, was opened for divine serviceI
in May, 1865, and under his foste ring
care st Johns Church, in the Ninth
wari, and Galway Church, at Third
ana washington streets, have been
bnilt. In addition to the work done In l.
MS own diocese, he was for four years.
mem Der Of the Committee of Bishops
N charge OF the missionary work In
MEXICO. and in that capacity made 8
several trips to that country.
He was member of the American I
Jon mission, which In conjunction with
me Enslish Commission revised the st.
James translation of the Bible, and was
Also mem ber OF the Pan Anpelicap ,
Council which net in London in 1873. II
Since 1871 1913 bishops have been con. ! r
secrated; thirty four of these have died
aud four have resigned their juriedic-
I'ons, 30 that Bishop Lees colleaR es
ia Inc last session of the House ofI
oisnops now number sixty. four. or al
Total OF l4l. the first OF whom was Gen.
'ecrAted lO3 years ago. there were butt
seventeen who did not at some period =
,,t with Bishop Lee in the House ofI =
Bishops.
, The Right Rev. Bi0hop John WILL
lamp, OF the diocese Of Connecticut, inI
which Bishop Lee began his pastoral ( 8
~ofk hfty years ago, IL now presiding | q
D,shop OF the House of Bishops of theI
rrotestant Epiecopal Church of theI
onlted States, 3 distinction which the q
deceased enjoyed for the last three \
'eafs. Bishop Lse's seniors passed \
way one by one until he stood next inl
to the late Bishop Smith,
soo ano had been presiding bishop aimee Ii,
sos and on that prelate's death, on IL a
Nay 81, 1884. Bishop Lse succeeded
AIM. Bishop Lee was not only senior
hshop OF his own brsnch of the Anil y
communion. but his consecrstlo IN z
oeiieved to have antedated that OF
my bishop then living Of the Anglican,
Aoman and Greek ch nrches.
During the rebellion he was q stroupl
MON man, and preached loyalty from a
ne palpit. He took an active part ia
ofmins the regiments from this State,
ING did ersry thing IN his power tor the p
'resei Walton Of the Union. He wask
'residene y OF the Executive Cominit.eel
!. y the DeiSware Association for thej
!, Iluoatlop OF the Colored Peopie, ard II
',%,sys 'ooh an active interest in their 81
. ne was married to Miss Julia White
!. = connecticut, in 1882, and was the "
=, net OF eight children, three of whom Y
tvive him. His wife died in 1868
u net death was severe blow 10 him.
,s m Wnion he never seemed to recover. o.
nS s ulnhop WAS an accomplished seholari
nc tue author of number of wOrka.l
amo1f aa Them being the "Lifs of ST I'M
sss!. published In New York In 1s5gi
~ au 10 London in 1858, The "Life oil
'Tur, ~; Johr, published In 1854, and all
areatiss on Baptism" in the san ~
NJ MI IN 1868 he had published al
o,ie ,iemoir OF Susan Allibone." In theI
LIZ rIog ing year he sent to the press thai
i iaarDin&sr y OF Christ Since that tiueI
rti"Is i~Irilngs consisted largely OF charges 3. ln
a njscs,l q ,"s "a, reviews and quarterlies and